Zaha continued to squeeze and wiggle out of challenges but it was Coutinho who created the first chance of the second-half when he cut in from the left to make an opening for himself. His shot curled towards the right corner but it was always going high.

After 61 minutes, Liverpool eventually broke the deadlock when Solanke found space on the edge of the area and he fired a powerful, low strike into the bottom corner.

Palace immediately mounted an attack up the other end but Solanke’s defensive duties helped set up Ryan Kent who charged forward on the counter.

Kent’s through ball was looking for Origi but the Belgian pushed off too early and was caught off-side in what could have been a very good one-on-one opportunity.

Zaha looked to carry Palace forward but a nasty tackle from Marko Grujic showed an aggressive side to the young Serbian.

Palace made several changes after 76 minutes, including the introduction of Martin Kelly who was a former full-back for Liverpool.

It was comfortable for the Reds as they looked to close out the match but Origi had other ideas as he fired in a second goal for Liverpool in the 79th minute.

Milner was involved in the build up but it was Coutinho’s blocked chance which left the ball at Origi’s feet for him to poke into the net.

The game fizzled out towards the end as Liverpool’s dominance was comfortable but Klopp will be pleased with the performance from many on show in the 90 minutes.

The final will take place on Saturday afternoon between Liverpool and Leicester City.